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The Thomson Reuters Foundation stands for free, independent journalism, human rights, women's empowerment, and the rule of law.Using technology to bring war criminals to justicehttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=96500ab1-ffae-4dba-b41f-44e714809934
Pro bono legal assistance was crucial to put legal weight behind an innovative app that empowers human rights activists, journalists and prosecutors to hold those responsible for war crimes accountable.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=96500ab1-ffae-4dba-b41f-44e714809934Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:42:00 GMTFirst safe house for LGBTI refugeeshttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=5f08c0d9-a796-4aba-a311-0e7b9d3562d1
LGBTI activists and pro bono lawyers teamed up to open the first safe house for LGBTI refugees in the UK.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=5f08c0d9-a796-4aba-a311-0e7b9d3562d1Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:30:00 GMTDefending the rights of immigrants and refugees in the UShttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=18c44dad-7c7b-4311-8544-4c0dae4b6fa6
Pro bono lawyers and refugee rights advocates rallied together in record time to address the unprecedented travel and refugee ban issued by the new US administration, providing immediate legal support to those affected.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=18c44dad-7c7b-4311-8544-4c0dae4b6fa6Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:34:00 GMTPolicing cyberspace to fight sex crimes and child porn in Indiahttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=f845e133-7c59-4bcf-a6ee-931f1a37616a
Pro bono lawyers from India, Canada and the US joined forces to support a leading anti-trafficking non-profit in its quest to stop the distribution of images and videos of sexual violence in India.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=f845e133-7c59-4bcf-a6ee-931f1a37616aFri, 18 Aug 2017 10:21:00 GMTCombating `sextortion’ in the digital agehttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=1f622394-9672-4456-8a0e-79349bc796c1
Utah, Arkansas and Alabama have enacted the first pieces of legislation in the US that criminalise `sextortion’, a form of extortion where the currency of the bribe is sex or sexual images.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=1f622394-9672-4456-8a0e-79349bc796c1Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:32:00 GMTEnding child marriage in the US, one state at a timehttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=c6584e43-188c-4bdd-a90c-6d86215aa643
TrustLaw partnered with advocacy group Unchained At Last to support its fight to pass legislation that would ban child marriage in the US.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=c6584e43-188c-4bdd-a90c-6d86215aa643Fri, 7 Apr 2017 16:20:00 GMTSupporting vulnerable victims of crime through the justice systemhttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=dbc48c9b-1ef1-41f9-ac33-6699d18a5943
TrustLaw partnered with Fundación Carmen Pardo-Valcarce, a disability rights organisation, and lawyers from White & Case and WilmerHale to improve access to justice for people with disabilities.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=dbc48c9b-1ef1-41f9-ac33-6699d18a5943Thu, 6 Apr 2017 13:24:00 GMTPlacing the hospitality industry at the helm of fighting hungerhttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=5c4743fb-7f13-4f83-a9ce-55b2b0257a9c
One man’s vision to deliver edible excess food from restaurants to those in need has been transformed into a reality, thanks to assistance from TrustLaw.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=5c4743fb-7f13-4f83-a9ce-55b2b0257a9cMon, 27 Feb 2017 19:23:00 GMTProtecting ‘Good Samaritans’ at road accidentshttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=518a7424-67b7-4322-9ad9-93ebdfa41ac1
A team of lawyers, led by Dechert, produced comparative research on Good Samaritan laws in Europe, the US and Asia, to support the SaveLIFE Foundation in its efforts to introduce the first law in India that protects first responders to road accidents.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=518a7424-67b7-4322-9ad9-93ebdfa41ac1Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:45:00 GMTLaw firms step up pro bono support to address European refugee crisishttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=d75fd191-2471-46cd-9694-e073445cfba6
To support humanitarian and advocacy work in response to the European refugee crisis, TrustLaw facilitated a cross-border research partnership between the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Latham & Watkins and a consortium of local legal experts, consultants and academics on legal issues related to border control, asylum and refugee resettlement.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=d75fd191-2471-46cd-9694-e073445cfba6Sat, 10 Sep 2016 13:52:00 GMTCritics are not criminals: Protecting journalists from criminal defamation lawshttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=bcda884d-0d73-46f2-ad83-5832c1be4dc5
International law firm, Debevoise & Plimpton led a team of lawyers from 12 firms across the Americas to produce a comparative study for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The study backs a Pan-American advocacy campaign to decriminalise defamation and strengthen freedom of speech across the region.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=bcda884d-0d73-46f2-ad83-5832c1be4dc5Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:56:00 GMTEnsuring equal opportunities in education in Indiahttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=f013852e-9a53-4125-a5f2-ad8beaeeab52
LawQuest and Dentons teamed up with Sol’s Arc, India’s first parallel school offering special education, to extend educational concessions for children with disabilities in Maharashtra, India.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=f013852e-9a53-4125-a5f2-ad8beaeeab52Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:17:00 GMTTackling acid violence to ensure justice for survivorshttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=33201f6b-b7e1-4213-9679-d3ae8e3cad68
Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) partnered with Baker & McKenzie, J. Sagar Associates, Linklaters and P&A Asia to produce a comparative report of acid violence laws in the UK, India, Cambodia and Colombia to end acid violence worldwide.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=33201f6b-b7e1-4213-9679-d3ae8e3cad68Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:11:00 GMTSupporting innovation to save newborn babieshttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=8c7d094e-f163-4492-b23b-def34b9edbea
Microsoft’s in-house legal team and specialist healthcare and intellectual property law firm Ashu Thakur & Associates partnered with Bempu Health to patent an innovative temperature monitoring bracelet, and to support their commercialisation strategy in the fight to reduce child mortality in India.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=8c7d094e-f163-4492-b23b-def34b9edbeaSat, 10 Sep 2016 12:06:00 GMTLegal research provides grounds to ban conversion therapy for LGBT youthhttp://www.trust.org/i/?id=d5564b3d-9cc3-4e48-ae77-3df8f0eb7788
LGBT rights NGO, Equality Illinois and international law firm, Kirkland & Ellis successfully joined forces to produce a robust legal research to advocate for the ban of conversion therapy for LGBT youth in Illinois.http://www.trust.org/i/?id=d5564b3d-9cc3-4e48-ae77-3df8f0eb7788Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:39:00 GMT